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8-K ·Filed Apr 21, 2026

PEGA

PEGASYSTEMS INC
BEARISH
Impact 7/10
Horizonimmediate Processed6mo ago SEC0001013857-26-000025
8-K Item 2.02: Earnings release
Actionable Insight ▼ Bearish

Monitor the next earnings call for commentary on the revenue decline and sustainability of Pega Cloud ACV growth. The stock may react to the guidance reaffirmation and cloud momentum.

DirectionBearish
Confidencehigh
Horizonimmediate
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d
PEGA ▼ -14.19% at T+60d
SHORT call ✓ call won +14.19% · α vs SPY +18.97% · entry $37.48 → $32.16
Entry = T+0 close
Apr 21, 2026
via day close
T+1d
-5.95%
call +5.95% · α +5.56%
$35.25
settled 6mo ago
T+5d
-5.79%
call +5.79% · α +5.84%
$35.31
settled 6mo ago
T+20d
-10.62%
call +10.62% · α +13.78%
$33.50
settled 5mo ago
T+60d
-14.19%
call +14.19% · α +18.97%
$32.16
settled 3mo ago

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Executive Summary

Pegasystems reported Q1 2026 earnings with a 10% revenue decline and a 61% GAAP EPS decline, missing consensus. However, the company reaffirmed its 2026 guidance and highlighted strong Pega Cloud ACV growth of 29% YoY, which is the primary driver of future growth.

Key Financial Metrics

EPS
$0.18
est $0.69 · -73.9%
Revenue
$430.0M
est $467.2M · -8.0% · -10.0% YoY
Rating
miss
Guidance
2.0 Billion
maintained
Free Cash Flow
$206.5M
Gross Margin
75.29%

Key Facts

  • Q1 2026 revenue was $429.973M, down 10% YoY, missing $467.2M consensus
  • GAAP EPS was $0.18, down 61% YoY, missing $0.69 consensus
  • Non-GAAP EPS was $0.46, down 39% YoY
  • Pega Cloud ACV grew 29% YoY to $906.652M, a key growth driver
  • ACV grew 12% YoY to $1.622B
  • Company reaffirmed its 2026 guidance of $2.0B revenue and $595M cash flow from operations

Financial Impact

Revenue miss of $37.2M, GAAP EPS miss of $0.51

revenueepscashFlow

Risk Factors

  • Continued revenue decline could pressure stock
  • Pega Cloud ACV growth may not offset overall revenue decline

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation

Investment Themes

Software & IT

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 6 SEC documents filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
8-K Filing (Primary)0001013857-26-000025
Document: pega-20260421.htm0001013857-26-000025
Document: 0001013857-26-000025-index-headers.html0001013857-26-000025
Document: 0001013857-26-000025-index.html0001013857-26-000025
Document: 0001013857-26-000025.txt0001013857-26-000025
8-K Data (Synthetic)0001013857-26-000025
13 reports for PEGA
Performance horizon

Track record builds as more directional reports settle.

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TypeNow
Oct 22, 2026
5d ago
Court Ruling
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$36.42awaiting T+20—$36.02 (−1.10%)
Oct 21, 2026
6d ago
Court Ruling
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$36.65awaiting T+20—$36.02 (−1.72%)
Oct 20, 2026
6d ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$35.18awaiting T+20—$36.02 (−2.39%)
Sep 17, 2026
5w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$35.02 $34.54▼ −1.37%▼ −1.57%$36.02 (+2.86%)
Sep 15, 2026
5w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$36.84 $33.83▼ −8.17%▼ −10.23%$36.02 (−2.23%)
Sep 15, 2026
6w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$36.84 $33.83▲ +8.17%▲ +10.23%$36.02 (+2.23%)
Jun 8, 2026
20w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$34.16 $32.21▼ −5.71%▼ −7.15%$36.02 (+5.44%)
Apr 24, 2026
26w ago
DEFA14A
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$36.77 $34.33▼ −6.64%▼ −11.59%$36.02 (−2.04%)
Apr 21, 2026
26w ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$37.48 $33.50▲ +10.62%▲ +13.78%$36.02 (+3.90%)
Mar 10, 2026
33w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$44.66 $41.20▼ −7.74%▼ −7.59%$36.02 (−19.34%)
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Report published Apr 21, 2026